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1.

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How to write 闹 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 闹

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3.

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Semi-Enclosed

闹

門

市shì · market

闹=

4.

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5.

How to Use 闹

Making trouble or causing disturbance

These words all involve creating disorder, conflict, or unnecessary trouble.

无理取闹 • wú lǐ qǔ nào • make trouble out of nothing; find fault with somebody for no reason whatsoever • HSK 6

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Example Sentences

Tā他

men们

de的

zhēng争

chǎo吵

jiǎn简

zhí

Information

Pinyinnào

Meaningnoisy, bustling, lively

Strokes8

Radical门

Traditional鬧

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1071

Zhuyinㄋㄠˋ

UnicodeU+95F9

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門

+市shì · market

wú无

lǐ理

qǔ取

nào闹

make trouble out of nothing; find fault with somebody for no reason whatsoever

胡闹 • hú nào • Act crazy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hú胡

nào闹

Act crazy

闹事 • nào shì • Cause trouble / Disturbance • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

nào闹

shì事

Cause trouble / Disturbance

Noisiness or loud activity

These words describe noisy environments or sound-making devices.

喧闹 • xuān nào • Noisy / bustling • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuān喧

nào闹

Noisy / bustling

闹钟 • nào zhōng • alarm clock • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

nào闹

zhōng钟

alarm clock

直

shì是

yī一

chǎng场

nào闹

jù剧

。

Their argument was simply a farce.

hái孩

zi子

kū哭

nào闹

zhe着

yào要

mǎi买

wán玩

jù具

。

The child cried and fussed, wanting to buy a toy.

wǒ我

de的

nào闹

zhōng钟

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shàng上

liù六

diǎn点

xiǎng响

。

My alarm clock rings at 6 AM every day

Zhè这

tiáo条

jiē街

wǎn晚

shang上

hěn很

nào闹

，

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

rén人

。

This street is very lively at night, with many people.

zhè这

tiáo条

jiē街

wǎn晚

shàng上

tè特

bié别

rè热

nào闹

。

This street is especially lively at night

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淖nàoslush; mud
孬nāobad; cowardly
瑙nǎoagate; cornelian
脑nǎobrain
恼nǎoto be angry, vexed, or annoyed
挠náoto scratch, to hinder, or to yield

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阑lándoor screen; railing fence
阉yāncastrate; eunuch
闽mǐnfujian province; a river; a tribe
阖heclose; shut; whole
闰rùnintercalary; extra, surplus
闺guīsmall inner door; women's quarters

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